Knee and Ankle Strength and Lower Extremity Power in Adolescent Female Ballet Dancers

Journal of Dance Medicine and Science

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 59-65

  Kenne, Ellinor ^a   Unnithan, Viswanath B ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BASKETBALL; BIOMECHANICS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DANCING; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; TORQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ANKLE JOINT; BASKETBALL; BIOMECHANICS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DANCING; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; TORQUE;

EID: 68349145031     PISSN: 1089313X     EISSN: 23748060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1089313X0801200204     Document Type: Article

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